New Epoch Speakers
History In the Making
Proudly Presents:
Dr. Lawrence E. Jones
Dr. Jones is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, symposia and
meetings for utility clients in the U.S. and abroad on topics including
Climate Change, Smart Grid Technologies, and the Energy-Water nexus. In
2008 he was an invited panelist to: US National Academies Committee on
America’s Energy Future; International Water Agency Workshop on
Water and Energy held in Vienna Austria; Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington DC where he gave the seminar
Climate Change and Security
Implications of Electricity Network; and US
Corporate Council on Africa panel Beyond
Fossil Fuel: Earth Wind and
Fire where he talked about the potential for renewable energy in
Africa.
Dr. Jones is a member of The
Atlantic Council of the United States task force to develop “A
Marshall Plan for Energy and Water Supply in Developing Countries" with
expertise in Energy Technologies and Systems, Transmissions and
Distribution Systems for Electricity, and Applications of Information
Technology in Power Systems Operations. He is the co-founder of The
LAUVICOM Group in Liberia, West Africa, an engineering firm,
He is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Jones received a M.Sc., Licentiate,
and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dr. Jones joined AREVA T&D Inc. in 2000 and is currently serving as
an account executive. He is the recent recipient of the 2005 AREVA
Corporate Contributor Innovation Award for the Decision Support System
(DSS). Prior to joining AREVA, Dr. Jones worked as a consultant for ABB
Power Systems in Sweden, and as a visiting scientist at Electricite de
France in Clamart, France in 1997.
Dr. Jones is an affiliate assistant professor at the University of
Washington, senior member of the IEEE, and co-founder of the
International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power and
Transmission Networks for Off Shore Wind Farms in Sweden. He also
specializes in renewable energy systems such as solar and biomass. Dr.
Jones is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars around the
world, and has published various technical papers and articles in
industry trade magazines and journals.
Abstract: Smart Sustainability: Beware of
Black Swans
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